Stock-car



2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

B. E. ISMQND.

STOCK OAR.

N0. 332,080. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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ROBERT E. ISMOND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 332,080, dated December 8 1885.

Application filed August 22, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. IsMoND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Stock- Oar, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railroad-cars, such as are used for the transportation of live stock, and which are provided with means whereby the stock are fed and watered without removal from the cars.

It has for its object to provide means whereby the hay-racks may be closed or opened at pleasure to regulate the supply of hay furnished to the stock; the hay-racks and hinged stall-partitions may be folded against the inner wall of the car at a considerable distance above the floor; the space occupied by the feed-bins may be used to contain either hay or grain, and both may be introduced into their respective compartments through the same outside opening; the water-supply systems of adjacent cars may be more securely and conveniently connected, and whereby the rotating feed-trough may be operated from the top of the car. These objects I attain by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure'l is a section taken across the car. Fig. 2 is a section taken through the length of the car. Fig. 3 is a detail of the hay-rack. Fig. 4 is a section of the same. Fig. 5 is the coupling.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is theframe of the car or the body thereof, having the top B, the bottom 0, the sides D, the ends E, and the water-pipe F along the top.

G is the hayrack, composed of the two systems of slats H and I, supported and pivoted on the rod J by means of the clamps K, which encircle the rod and the two bottom framepieces of the two sets of slats, as shown. One of these systems of slats is pivoted so as to be capable of swinging against the inner surface of the car, but so as not to be capable of reciprocating in the direction of the length of the car. The other system can swing up with the rack, but can also reciprocate on the rod and on the other system of slats, as itis shorter and so held as to be capable of such motion.

Serial No. 175,037. (No model.)

This latter system is provided with a rack or ratchet-teeth, L, which engage the teeth of the pinion on the shaft N. The pinion is indicated by M. The same form of structure is found at the top of the rack, and the parts are indicated by the same letters, as shown. The upper part of the shaft is squared, so as to receive the end of a socket-rod to be inserted through the top of the car and used to turn the shaft, and thus reciprocate the movable system of slats on the immovable system, and thereby permit the operator to open or close the intervals between the slats on the im1novable system at will. The shaft N is journaled in suitable bearings, O, on the rack, so as to fold with it, and thus keep the ratchet-teeth and pinions always in gear.

P is a gate or stall-partition hinged to the side of the car, so as to swing laterally on the long rod Q. This rod extends to the top of the ear or well up into the car, so that the gate can be lifted up and folded against the upper inner surface of the side of the car along with the racks when the car is to be used for a purpose other than that of transporting live stock.

Pivoted rotating troughs of the usual form are used, and a lever-arm, R, is attached to the shaft on which they rotate, and to which they are secured. This arm may be located at any point on the shaft, as at its inner end. The vertical rod S is secured to its outer end and runs to the top of the car, where it may be used by the operator to operate the troughs without descending from the car.

The water system or pipe of each car terminates in a slight bend downward, asshown, and. the two adjacent ends are then connected by a coupling consisting of two hose-pieces, T, and a central curved metallic piece, U. This structure is found necessary to prevent the pipeconnections from kinking or doubling up as the cars vary in their positions. In the old style of coupling it was necessary to have the coupling of an exact length, determined by the distance which was likely to intervene between adjacent cars while on the track. My invention is designed to cure this defect and obviate this necessity.

The feed-bin may be made of the shape shown, like a hopper, and is indicated by V. One of the sides of the bottom of this bin is hinged, as at \V. When this hinged portion is thrown back,the whole of the bin,or nearly the whole of it, is connected with the rack space X below. This bin is contained in an elevated compartment, Y, provided with the door Z.

l 2 3 represent the elements of a self-measuring feed device which is in common use, and could be used or dispensed with at will in my device. Y

The use, construction, and operation of my invention are as follows: The hay-rack consists of a double system of slats, both pivoted on a longitudinal rod secured at asuitable height along the side of the car, one of the systems, and only one, being arranged so as to reciprocate on the supporting-rod. One

end of the frame-work of this reciprocating system of slats is provided with ratchet-teeth, which engage the teeth of a pinion on a shaft which projects through the top of the car and terminates in a hand-wheel. By turning this wheel and shaft the movable system of slats is reciprocated, so that the intervals between the slats in the immovable system may be left open and the stock allowed to feed; or they may be readily closed when the stock-are not being fed. Both of these systems of slats are hinged or pivoted on the supporting-rod, so

as to be capable of being folded up against the side .of the car when not required for use. When in use, they are supported by means of chains or otherwise, as may be desired.

The stall-partitions are hinged so as to swing in'a horizontal plane; but the rods on which they are hinged extend well up into the car, so that the partitions or gates may be raised a considerable distance from the bottom of the car, and may then, together with the hay-racks, be folded up against the side of the car, so as to leave the interior of the car free forwhatever purpose may be desired.

It will be observed that both the racks and the partitions are so pivoted or hinged as not to be easily removed.

The feed-bins are in the form of hoppers, as shown. One of the sides of the bottom of each hopper is hinged, and the space underneath it leads directly into the hay rack.

When it is desired to fill the racks with hay, the lid of the feed-bin is raised, the hinged part of the hopper is thrown back, and the hay is introduced through the passage-way thus opened. When a sufficient quantity of hay has been introduced, the hinged part of the hopper is restored to its normal position, and the hopper is then filled with grain. Then the feed-bin is closed,and the car is ready for use. Should it be desired to use hay exclusively, the hinged part of the hopper can be left in a raised position, and the space in the bin thus exposed can be filled with hay. The lever-arm which is connected with the shaft which operates the pivoted rotating feedtroughs is also connected at its outer end with a vertical operating-rod which extends to the top of the car, and may there be used by the person in charge for the purpose of rotating the feedtroughs. The water systems of adjacent cars terminate at each end of each car in a pipe, which is bent slightly downward, and the two adjacent ends are then connected by a coupling, which consists of hose ends and a central curved metallic piece which connccts them. By this means the connectingpipe is prevented from kinking, and thereby stopping the flow of water when in use.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stock-car, a hay-rack consisting of two systems of slats, one reciprocating on the other, and both pivoted so as to fold up together against the inner surface of the car.

2. In a stock-car, a combination of hinged stall-partitions, as described, with hay-racks, pivoted as described, whereby the hay-racks composed of two systems of reciprocatingslats and stall-partitions may be folded against the upper interior surface of the sides of the car when the car is not in use for the transportation of stock.

8. In a stock -car, a feed bin having a hinged inner portion, as shown, in combina tion with ahay-rack beneath the hinged portion, whereby both hay and grain may be introduced into their respective compartments through the cover of the bin.

4. In a stock-car, the combination of a hayrack with a grain-bin provided with a hinged bottom, which, when raised, connects the binspace with the space in the hay-rack, so that the bin-space can be used for carrying grain or hay.

5. In a stock-car, a flexible connection for the watersystems of adjacent cars, consisting of hose coupling-pieces secured each to the downwardly-curved end of a car system of waterpipes, and both connected by a curved metallic piece, S, so as not to kink as the distance between the cars varies.

ROBERT E. ISMOND.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS W. PARKER, WILLIAM F. WIEMERS.

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